The Force has lost its oomph. Lucas and friends have finally gone a franchise too far.
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09/19/08
The Clone Wars (2008)
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Reviews Counted:25
Fresh:3
Rotten:22
Average Rating:3.6/10
Consensus: Mechanical animation and a less-than stellar script make The Clone Wars a pale shadow of George Lucas' once great franchise.
Australian Theatrical Release:
Aug 14, 2008 Wide
US Box Office: $35,089,551
Synopsis: On the front lines of an intergalactic struggle between good and evil, fans young and old will join such favorite characters as Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Padmé Amidala, along with... [More]
Starring: Ian Abercrombie, Anthony Daniels, Samuel L. Jackson, Christopher Lee
Director: Dave Filoni
Reviews for The Clone Wars
1 - 16 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticEven with the bar having been lowered by the vacuous, overblown prequels though, 'Clone Wars' takes things to crass new lows
09/11/08
Top CriticThe action sequences are kinetic and hold the eye, the animation style is detailed and it remains within the boundaries of the canon.
08/31/08
Top CriticThe characters are more likable than usual.
08/29/08
Top CriticThe animation seems to have been outsourced to two factories: one for the galactic battles, the other for the Jedi .. The latter seem clunky and simplistic, much like the film's screenplay.. Take the kids, buy the popcorn, feed .. er feel the force
08/14/08
Top CriticThe animation seems to have been outsourced to two factories: one for the galactic battles and machines, the other for the Jedi and related characters. The latter seem clunky and simplistic, much like the film's screenplay
08/14/08
Top CriticStar Wars: The Clone Wars comes as something of a surprise: it isn’t the most painful movie of the year!
08/19/08
Top CriticOne of the more mediocre entries in the entire Star Wars catalogue.
08/18/08
Top CriticVisually busy and visually forgettable, with a less than engaging story line, and characters who look like anime figures and move like the denizens of Geppetto's workshop, Wars will appeal only to the most tolerant, galactically minded children.
08/15/08
Top CriticThe story lacks narrative tension. The dialogue is stilted and overblown, a problem also in some of the live-action incarnations. That, combined with visuals that consistently lack punch, leaves little to engage us.
08/15/08
Top CriticHas it come to this? Has the magical impact of George Lucas' original vision of Star Wars been reduced to the level of Saturday morning animation?
08/15/08
Top CriticThe sheer, brain-frazzling pointlessness of it all predominates. Why? Why do this again? At 64, Lucas is surely not too old to have a crack at creating a movie that has nothing to do with Star Wars at all.
08/15/08
Top CriticThe latest instalment of George Lucas’s interminable franchise, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, has the charm of a cash machine. This noisy animated feature is set in a galaxy that isn’t far away enough.
08/15/08
Top CriticThis one shucks off all pretense that Star Wars has a wonderfully universal appeal and instead unfolds with all the entertainment value of watching somebody else play a video game.
08/14/08
Top CriticAn enjoyable escapade and a great introduction to the forthcoming series -- just not the seventh Star Wars film fans were hoping for.
08/12/08
Top CriticThis isn't the Star Wars we've always known and at least sometimes loved.
08/11/08
Top Critic1 - 16 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
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